Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama
Panama: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 5,582 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama is 5,582 number, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama peaked at 5,889 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,093 number, in 2000.
Panama ranks 75th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,328 number | — |
| 2000 | 3,093 number | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 3,193 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3,423 number | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 3,540 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 3,690 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 3,716 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3,807 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 3,960 number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 4,350 number | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 4,251 number | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4,548 number | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 4,743 number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 5,889 number | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 5,582 number | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 5,582 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,582 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,328 number | 3,328 number | 3,328 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,641 number | 3,093 number | 4,350 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,168 number | 4,251 number | 5,889 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Panama was 5,582 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 5,889 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,093 number in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Panama ranks 75th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.